Some of the Best in Irish Animation

This video gives you a glimpse into the magic of Irish animation. It features clips from some of Ireland’s most celebrated animators including: Cartoon Saloon, Brown Bag Films, JAM Media, Caboom, Kavaleer, Boulder Media, Magma and Monster Animation.

‘The Secret of Kells’ was released in 2009 by Cartoon Saloon. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and received great reaction from viewers around the world. Have a look at the trailer.

Brown Bag films have been leading the way for Irish animation companies worldwide. Their 2011 showreel shows you some of their most recent work.

This video by Brown Bag films is based on original recordings taken by Peig Cunningham in Dublin schoolrooms from the 1960’s. ‘Give Up Yer Aul Sins’ tells the story of John the Baptist, told as only children can. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 2001 Oscars.

Oscar-nominated film of ‘Granny O’Grimm’ was directed by Nicky Phelan and produced by Brown Bag Films in 2008. The IFTA-winning short film features Ireland’s bitterest Granny telling the tale of Sleeping Beauty to her small grand-daughter.

The Horses Mouth is an Irish Animated Comedy TV Show. It’s based around few people bantering about anything and everything that enters their heads. Take a look at this episode.

Boulder Media, an animation company based in Dublin, recently won an award at the Children’s BAFTAs for work in ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’. The show follows the adventures of Gumball, a 12-year-old cat, and his family and friends. Have a look at a clip from the show below.

This quirky creation comes from David Quin, a Tipperary-based animator and filmmaker, who uses stop animation of comical figurines to create political satire. Have a look as Jedward talk to us about the 2011 Presidential campaign…

Kavaleer Productions are an animation and design solutions studio based in Dublin. The studio’s work has earned awards in Portugal and China and secured official selection in 100 international festivals on five continents. They released this video showreel of their ten years in the animation business.

In 2011 The Animation Hub released a short film called ‘The Last Train’. The film was made as a collaboration between staff and students of the Irish School of Animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, staff and students of Trinity College’s Graphics, Vision and Visualisation Group, and the recently established animation studio Giant Creative. Enjoy!

Finally… ‘Smoke City’ is a unique, Irish made, animated comedy based around the lives of people living in a divided city. The series follows the trials of three Northside boys, Clarky, Fitzy and Rusty.